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by Chris Chinnock
Google has been investing quite a lot into VR technologies. The latest release is what Senior Research, Paul Debevec at Google VR calls “Welcome to Light Fields”. It is a free app designed to …
Tags:Google| Light Field Cameras| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12
by Chris Chinnock
“Can Electronic Viewfinders Match Optical Versions?” That was the question that a panel of experts attempted to address at a recent SID-SMPTE joint meeting in New York on March 20, 2018. Speakers included David …
Tags:Cinema| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| SMPTE| Viewfinders| Vol 25 - Issue 11
by Chris Chinnock
The HPA Tech Retreat was held as usual in Palm Desert California recently. While we were unable to attend, a number of presentations were made available and we talked with some of the folks …
Tags:HPA Tech Retreat 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
According to a post by quantum dot consultant, Peter Palomaki, Osram has acquired quantum dot developer, Pacific Light Technologies (PLT). Requests to confirm the deal to PLT went unanswered but Osram did confirm the …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Osram| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
The cinema has historically been the premium movie-viewing experience. But technical and business advancements are now challenging the very existence of movie theater chains. They are not likely to disappear, but big changes are …
Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
DoP Bill Bennett and RealD Sr. Scientist Tony Davis gave a presentation to detail some of the experience the two have gained in capturing cinematic content at high frame rates and then using a …
Tags:HFR - High Frame Rate| HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| RealD| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
ACES (the Academy Color Encoding System) version 1.0 has been released for about two years now. It was developed as a way to more easily manage color consistency across multiple cameras and through the …
Tags:ACES| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
Dolby Labs and contributors at EPFL reported at the HPA Retreat on a new study they recently undertook. The goal was to understand how the perception of black level was affected by the eye’s …
Tags:Contrast| Dolby| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
Pete Lude from Mission Rock Digital gave a presentation on the state of LED cinema screens at the HPA Tech Retreat that was similar to one he gave at IFA last September, but with …
Tags:Active Shutter 3D| Cinema| HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| LED| LED Cinema| MicroLED| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
Bruce Devlin used his presentation at the HPA Tech Retreat to discuss a new initiative within SMPTE: Specifications. He noted that the organization typically focuses on the development of standards, but there is a …
Tags:HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Standards| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
Panasonic has announced a new 8K sensor that is kind of a hybrid between a CCD and CMOS sensor. The backplane is composed of CMOS, but an organic photoconductive film (OPS) covers the pixels. …
Tags:5G| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 08
by Chris Chinnock
In part 1, I talked about 4K and 8K production but in this part, let’s focus on VR, 5G ATSC 3.0 and more. While VR content was pioneered at the Rio 2016 games, supporters …
Tags:5G| ATSC| Intel| Olympics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10
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